Richard Morris
Planetary Scientist | NASA
Richard Morris
Planetary Scientist
NASA
Phone
281.483.5040
Phone
281.483.5040
Biography
Richard Morris is a planetary scientist within the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division at the Johnson Space Center. He has published extensively in the area of Mars analogues with a focus on basaltic samples formed during Mars-like processes on Mauna Kea volcano (Hawaii), iron oxides, Mossbauer spectroscopy, visible/near-IR/MIR spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Morris is a co-investigator for the for the NASA Mars Science Laboratory 2013 mission. He was previously a co-investigator for the NASA Mars Exploration Rover 2003, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter 2005, and Mars Phoenix Scout 2007 missions. During his time at Johnson, he has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and over 560 abstracts.
Education
Ph.D.
Physical Chemistry
University of Wisconsin
1973
B.S.
Chemistry
Harvey Mudd College
1968
Education
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, 1973
University of Wisconsin
B.S., Chemistry, 1968
Harvey Mudd College
Laboratories
Select Publications
Morris, R. V., et al. (2010) "Identification of carbonate-rich outcrops on Mars by the Spirit rover," Science, published online 3 June 2010, 10.1126/science.1189667.
Boynton, W. V., , R. V. Morris, (14 total authors) , and the Phoenix Science Team (2009) "Evidence for calcium carbonate at the Mars Phoenix landing site," Science, 325, 61-64.
West, L., D. J. McGown, T. C. Onstott, R. V. Morris, P. Suchecki, and L. M. Pratt (2009) "High Lake gossan deposit: An arctic analogue for ancient Martian surficial processes?," Planet. Space Sci., 57, 1302-1311.
Jnchen, J., R. V. Morris, D. L. Bish, M. Janssen, and U. Hellwig (2009) "The H2O and CO2 adsorption properties of phyllosilicate-poor palagonitic dust and smectites under martian environmental conditions," Icarus, 200, 463-467.
Smith, P. H., R. Morris, (39 total authors) (2009) "H2O at the Phoenix landing site," Science, 325, 58-61.